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8/30 Quartet(s) for the End of Time: Masterpieces by Messiaen and Reich (6:15pm pre-concert talk with Lisa Bergman)
Quartet(s) for the End of Time
Friday, August 30, 7pm (6:15pm pre-concert talk with KING FM 98.1s Lisa Bergman)
Maier Hall at Peninsula College
Steve Reich Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape (1989)
Elliott Carter Elegy for Viola and Piano (1943)
Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time (1941)
In 1940 a 31 year-old Olivier Messiaen was captured during the German Invasion. In 1941, in the Stalag prisoner-of-war camp in Görlitz, Germany, a masterpiece of ethereal beauty was born, Quartet for the End of Time. Considered one of the greatest works of the twentieth-century, Messiaen was inspired by his deep Catholic faith and wrote the piece is written for the unusual combination of clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, reflecting the players available to him at the camp. This program also features another twentieth-century masterpiece by Steve Reich, a pioneer of the minimalist music movement. The works three movements (AmericaBefore the War, EuropeDuring the War and After the War) transport the listener through an emotional and powerful journey.
Stefan Jackiw, violin
James Garlick, violin
Richard ONeill, viola
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Orion Weiss, piano
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LocationMaier Hall at Peninsula College (View)
1502 East Lauridsen Boulevard
Port Angeles, WA 98362
United States
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